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Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Custom White Balance
Still Images
Movies
For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white
balance under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
1
Shoot a white object.
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Aim the camera at a sheet of paper or
other plain white subject, so that white
fills the screen.
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Focus manually and shoot (
2
Choose [Custom WB].
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Choose [Custom WB] on the [ 6] tab,
and then press the [ ] button.
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The custom white balance selection
screen will appear.
3
Load the white data.
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Select your image from step 1, and then
press [ ].
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On the confirmation screen, press the
[ ][ ] buttons to choose [OK], press
the [ ] button, and then press the [ ]
button again.
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Press the [
] button to close the
menu.
4
Choose [ ].
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Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
choose [
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Image Colors
Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)
Still Images
Movies
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
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Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
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The option you configured is now
displayed.
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for
the shooting conditions.
Daylight
For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Shade
For shooting in the shade.
Cloudy
For shooting in cloudy weather or at twilight.
Tungsten light
For shooting under ordinary incandescent
lighting.
White
fluorescent light For shooting under white fluorescent lighting.
Flash
For shooting with the flash.
Underwater
For shooting underwater.
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance
Color temp.
For manually setting a white balance color
